(December 7, 2012 at 6:42 pm)Voltron Wrote:(December 7, 2012 at 3:10 pm)CapnAwesome Wrote: It's the same as being 'skeptical' of evolution, or being 'skeptical' that the earth is round.
Not even close.
I am no conspiracy theorist, but man, you just gave government and science the same degree of trust in reporting the truth. Yikes.
No I didn't. That is the strawman position of what I said. Most conspiracy theories (9/11 shinanigans and JFK assination) have been very vigorously and independently scientifically investigated. It doesn't have anything to do with the government or trusting the government. That's the way conspiracy theorists always try to twist everything. Do you think the government was the only people who investigated these events? It comes down to believing good evidence or bad evidence. Something that should be fundamental to true skepticism.